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The next step is to export the data to text files that can be read into MATLAB.  To do so, select qy at bottom edge. In the tabular data displayed in the bottom right corner, (Right Click)> Export. Save the file as qy_bot.txt on the Desktop. Similarly, save the data for qx at right edge as qyqx_right.txt.

We have written a MATLAB script that reads in the ANSYS results for heat flux along the bottom and right edges and does the necessary integration to calculate the total heat flow. Download the MATLAB script by right-clicking the link and saving to the Desktop: post.m. Running the file will graph the heat flux along each edge, as well as calculating the total heat flow through each of the two edges.

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